The Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms with Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN software deliver Cisco’s secure, cloud-scale SD-WAN solution for the small branch. The platforms are purpose-built for performance and integrated SD-WAN services along with flexibility to deliver security and networking services together from the cloud or on premises. They have a wide variety of interface options to choose from, with backward compatibility to existing WAN, LAN, and voice modules. Powered by Cisco IOS XE, a fully programmable software architecture, and API support, the Catalyst 8200 Series can facilitate automation at scale to achieve zero-touch IT capability while migrating workloads to the cloud. The platforms also come with a trustworthy solutions 2.0 infrastructure that secures them against threats and vulnerabilities through advanced integrity verification and remediation of threats.
The Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms are offered in two models: C8200L-1N-4T for the small branch with SASE-compliant, cloud-based security requirements, and C8200-1N-4T for the small to medium-sized branch with requirements for higher throughput, scale, and service flexibility. In addition to supporting SASE-compliant cloud-based security services, the C8200-1N-4T also delivers a flexible system of best-in-class, on-premises security services through container-based apps, using Cisco’s third-party ecosystem.
Table 1. Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms Specifications
Feature | C8200-1N-4T | C8200L-1N-4T |
SD-WAN IPsec throughput (1400 bytes) | Up to 1 Gbps | Up to 500 Mbps |
SD-WAN IPsec throughput (IMIX*) | 900 Mbps | 400 Mbps |
SD-WAN overlay tunnels scale | 2500 | 1500 |
IPv4 forwarding throughput (1400 bytes) | Up to 3.8 Gbps | Up to 3.8 Gbps |
IPsec throughput (1400 bytes) | Up to 1 Gbps | Up to 500 Mbps |
Number of IPsec Static Virtual Tunnel Interface (SVTI) tunnels | 2500 | 1500 |
Number of Access Control Lists (ACLs) per system | 4000 | 4000 |
Number of IPv4 Access Control Entries (ACEs) per system | 72,000 | 72,000 |
Number of IPv4 routes | 1.6M with default 8 GB, up to 4M with 32 GB | 800,000 with default 4 GB, up to 4M with 32 GB |
Number of IPv6 routes | 1.5M with default 8 GB, up to 4M with 32 GB | 800,000 with default 4 GB, up to 4M with 32 GB |
Number of queues | 16,000 | 16,000 |
Number of Network Address Translation (NAT) sessions | 1.2M with default 8 GB, up to 2M with 32 GB | 600,000 with default 4 GB, up to 2M with 32 GB |
Number of firewall sessions | 512,000 | 512,000 |
Number of Virtual Route Forwarding (VRF) instances | 4000 | 2000 |
Table 1. Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms Ordering Information
Product ID | Description |
C8200-1N-4T | Cisco Catalyst 8200 Edge platform with 1 NIM and 1 PIM slots 2x1GigE SFP, 2x1GigE RJ45, 8 GB DRAM and 16 GB M.2 SSD storage (C8200 1RU with 1G WAN) |
C8200L-1N-4T | Cisco Catalyst 8200 Edge platform with 1 NIM and 1 PIM slots 2x1GigE SFP, 2x1GigE RJ45, 4 GB DRAM and 16 GB M.2 SSD storage (C8200 1RU with 500Mbps WAN) |
C8200L-1N-4T | Cisco Catalyst 8200L Edge platform with 1 NIM and 1 PIM slots 2x1GigE SFP, 2x1GigE RJ45, 4 GB DRAM (C8200 1RU with 1G WAN) |
